The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

The pasta here is really good, would recommend the crab tagliolini and the tortelli in nduja sauce. We also got the lamb and chicken which were also nice. Dessert was very mid though.

We were attracted by the good ratings that we read. Unfortunately I could rate our experience no better than average. It was a cold day, there was no fire and it felt cold in the pub. The seats were old and uncomfortable. The Ciabattas were burnt in places and there was no sauce with the meatballs. The salad was very limited. Very disappointing considering we had gone out of our way to visit.

£11.20 for cheese. Only one sort of cracker . One of the cheeses was just a hard lump of Parmesan. No grapes /fruit . Massively over priced . Duck was nice but you pay extra for veg and potatoes .

This restaurant has good atmosphere and the staff / waitress was really helpful and check to see if we would like anything else bringing to the table. The feel of the restaurant was elegant and had high standard of decor to make the place feel like home and welcoming. I had the linguine carbanara which had mussels and prawn in and also had tagliatelle in and garlic bread this was really delicious and also was really tasty I definitely will be back again as one of the best Italian reasuarnts in bishop auckland.

Great tasty pizzas! Friendly staff, nice place too.

Local and good for the right price

We were out dining with friends on a busy Saturday night. Excellent service, food was great and good value, all freshly cooked. Plenty of food choices. Was a fun experience good interaction with very welcoming staff. Will be back again soon. Highly recommended.

lovely meal as always and great atmosphere

Phoned up for collection at 21:10 (they close at 22:00), so I didn't need to sit in, I just needed to collect my food and go. Alas they informed me that the kitchen was closed already. It would of only taken them 10 minutes to do our order. They need to specify on their info that they don't accept orders after a certain time. I could understand if I was phoning them after 21:30 as they obviously need time to clean things down before they leave.

Great Garlic bread and chocolate fudge cake. Thank you.

Great service and great food at reasonable prices. Something for everybody. Had a few starters to share (garlic bread, calamari, skins), and also shared dessert. Brilliant no nonsense tiramisu! Highly recommend if visiting Amble or need somewhere for a nice occasion.

A lovely little restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere.

Friendly local Italian in Carisbrooke which was walking distance from our holiday let so we gave it a try. Overall a pleasant enough dinner, £23 bottle of Sauvignon properly chilled, attentive service, free bread. Decor is rather dated though not as off-putting as photos had suggested, the pasta dishes were tasty and - oddly perhaps - came with a choice of salad or vegetables. The latter (including roast potatoes) would seem more fitting with a Sunday roast than a plate of penne but were nicely cooked and great if you want to really fill up. My chicken with pepper and seafood was a disappointment - somewhat dry chicken breasts in a gravy that wasn't nearly as rich as one might have hoped and generally lacked flavour despite some interesting ingredients. Perhaps I was unlucky. Certainly the place seemed popular and maybe I should have had a pizza.

Great food very friendly staff and a great night

My partner and I loved this place from the moment we stepped inside, such welcoming staff and in such a gorgeous building that's got so much original charm. The food was knock out, we just loved it. When we visit the Lakes again we'll be back.